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Some AISD campuses recipients of 'Inspire the Future' grant program

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Teachers in Austin ISD were surprised by Austin Ed Fund visiting school campuses on Wednesday to present checks to the 2023 Inspire the Future grant program recipients. With some 70 projects, around $400,000 was donated to the educators and student groups from Austin Ed Fund, a local nonprofit organization. Austin Ed Fund leaders said the fund passed $2.1 million in grant funding awarded out in less than a decade. The majority of projects this year went to elementary school programs, and to student well being. Congressman Lloyd Doggett joined in the effort at Crockett Early College High School, where educators Tashala Thompkins, Odera Anyasinti and Cristina Coro received grants. Thompkins and Anyasinti are grant recipients of more than $9,000 for the Black Student Alliance that was started this past year. “It's about amplifying our students' voices, giving them a place to connect, have shared experiences, given them the opportunity to go out ...

Third child shot in Minnesota this month after loaded gun found in home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

For the third time this month, a Minnesota child has found a loaded gun inside a home and discharged the weapon.On Monday night, a 7-year-old boy found a handgun inside a home in the 7800 block of Fremont Avenue North in Brooklyn Park. The boy pointed the gun at his 9-year-old brother and fired, injuring him in the face. Police say the victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Two other recent shootings ended in tragedy.On Aug. 5, Markee Jones, 12, was visiting his grandmother’s house in St. Paul for a birthday party. A 14-year-old found a gun inside the house, then shot and killed Jones.Three days later, a 3-year-old boy in Hinckley found a 9mm handgun, pulled the trigger and killed himself. The Hinckley boy’s father, Roy Dean Pauza-Moore, was charged with three felonies: two counts of second-degree manslaughter and child endangerment by firearm.The spate of recent shootings prompted this warning from Elliot Faust, inspector and public information officer ...

Roseville police seeking man who groped females at retail locations

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

The Roseville Police Department is looking for a man suspected of groping juvenile and adult females at two separate retail locations on Aug. 20.The suspect, who was wearing a blue balaclava-style face mask and a black New York Yankees hat, was described as a heavy-set Black man and seen entering a white Toyota sedan with no license plates. The location of the assaults and the number of victims wasn’t disclosed.Police released a brief YouTube video of the suspect Wednesday.He’s believed to be linked to additional crimes throughout the metro area, according to Roseville police, who didn’t provide further details.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brady Martin at 651-792-7268 or [email protected] tips can be submitted to CityofRoseville.com/3194/Crime-Tips. Tipsters may remain anonymous.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | State Patrol: Gustavus hockey player ‘failed to stop’ at intersection, caus...

Developer buys downtown St. Paul’s Landmark Towers, first step toward residential conversion

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

In downtown St. Paul, Sherman Associates has acquired the 26-story Landmark Towers office building overlooking Rice Park, the first step toward a complete office-to-residential conversion that will create 187 new units of market-rate housing.The Minneapolis-based developer, which has become a ubiquitous presence in St. Paul, plans to fill office and commercial space with residential luxury rentals, in step with a national trend of converting vacant office space into residential housing.Sale of the 200,000-square-foot office building at 345 St. Peter St. was brokered by Transwestern Real Estate Services and its Capital Markets and Assets team, who announced the closing Wednesday. Sherman Associates is completing similar projects in the metro area, and acting as lead residential developer at the Heights, the former Hillcrest Golf Course on St. Paul’s East Side.The city of St. Paul recently created a $21 million tax-increment financing district, with the goal of directing some $9...

Saratoga Springs clerk's office closed due to illnesses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga Springs City Clerk's Office within the Accounts Department is closed for the rest of the week due to illnesses in the department. Officials said the office has been closed since Monday. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Copies of vital records, issuance of dog licenses and handicap parking permits will not be available until next week. Marriage licenses can be applied for and issued from the Town of Wilton. Officials said the closure will be ongoing for the rest of the week in an effort to keep employees and members of the public safe and healthy.

Thruway reopens after tractor trailer fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Thruway reopened after a tractor trailer caught fire on Wednesday afternoon between Exits 23 and 24. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The closure took place shortly before 5 p.m. Traffic was diverted in both directions.Police said the tractor trailer was hauling hydrogen. No word on the driver's condition.

St. Louisan seeks exceptions to Missouri's near-total abortion ban, including for rape and incest cases

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican on Wednesday proposed constitutional amendments that would allow exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities.Suburban St. Louis resident Jamie Corley, 36, proposed the constitutional amendments to allow those exceptions up until viability, which typically is around 24 weeks. The exception for rape would only apply if the assault is reported to a crisis hotline.Another proposal Corley filed would allow abortions for any reason up to 12 weeks into pregnancy.All of her proposals would shield those seeking abortions and health care providers from criminal prosecution and civil penalties.Missouri now bans almost all abortions, which Corley said is “completely out of line with voters.” The only exception is for medical emergencies. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News ...

Frances Tiafoe loves the US Open and the US Open loves him. He is into the third round there again

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

By HOWARD FENDRICH (AP Tennis Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — There was not much drama involved in Frances Tiafoe’s second-round victory at the U.S. Open on Wednesday night. He quickly grabbed a lead and never let go. He only faced one break point — and saved it. He volleyed terrifically. His outmatched opponent needed some help from a trainer for a bothersome neck.And you couldn’t escape the feeling that the 10th-seeded Tiafoe was having the time of his life. This is where he wants to be, no matter the details of the match. Under the lights at a Grand Slam tournament, absorbing the attention of thousands of folks in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands and reciprocating the love while getting past Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in a tad more than 1 1/2 hours.“I love it. I love it. I love all of it. I love the 1-on-1 battle. You’re putting your heart on the line. Everyone’s there to watch you and one other guy. You’re competing like crazy. ...

Colorado TABOR refunds at risk? New IRS guidance again muddies their tax status

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

The Internal Revenue Service has again raised the possibility that some taxpayers will need to report Colorado’s state tax refunds as income on their federal returns — and that money could be taxed.Colorado officials are still sussing out what the new guidance, issued Wednesday, will mean for taxpayers who receive refunds of excessive tax collections through the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR. It’s not the first time they’ve differed with the IRS.But Gov. Jared Polis called the federal agency’s new view “absurd,” saying in a statement that it could “cost Coloradans money and confuse people, and I call on the Biden administration to reverse course.”After receiving record rebates in 2022 — $750 per taxpayer — Coloradans can expect hundreds of dollars in refunds again this upcoming tax season, according to nonpartisan state economists.“The (Colorado) Department of Revenue is still analyzing the impacts o...

Police ask public’s help in locating suspect in Denver triple shooting with two dead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:44 GMT

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in a triple shooting in Denver that left two people dead.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | In-custody death at Limon Correctional Facility ruled a homicide Crime and Public Safety | Boulder man arrested on first-degree murder charge Crime and Public Safety | Slain DPS teacher Shayna Johnson remembered as a “protector” Crime and Public Safety | Denver police launch homicide investigation into fatal shooting north of Globeville Crime and Public Safety | Aurora dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes expected to plead not guilty The shooting happened about 3:50 a.m. Aug. 19 in the area of 28th and Welton streets, according to the Denver Police Department.Tyrell Braxton, 24, is wanted for investigation of first-degree murder, according to police.Anyone with information on the shooting, or on Braxton’s wh...